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Turkey and Green Bean Pasta Salad
Cooking time:   25 minutes for menu
Cooking schedule: see below for "menu"  instructions

Turkey and Green Bean Pasta Salad                            Time: 25 minutes or less

1 1/4 cups pasta, bite-size - fusilli, rigatoni, farfalle
1 tbs olive oil
8 - 10oz (300gr) cooked turkey tenderloin   prepared on Monday
6 - 8 oz (200gr) blanched green beans        prepared on Monday
1 cup cherry tomatoes - any color
2 tbs snipped fresh basil
1/2 red or sweet onion  save the rest for tomorrow
Vinaigrette

Cook pasta according to package directions, drain, rinse in cold water and toss with olive oil.  Snip basil.  Thinly slice red onion.  Cut cherry tomatoes in half.  Cut turkey into bite-size pieces.  Take green beans out of the fridge and put into a large bowl.  Add tomatoes, turkey, basil and onion.  Make vinaigrette.  Add a bit of vinaigrette to bowl and toss to combine.  When pasta is done, rinsed and oiled add to bowl.  Add a bit more of the vinaigrette, toss well and taste.  Add more vinaigrette as desired.  (I used it all.)   Serve.

Vinaigrette

3 tbs soy sauce
3 tbs white Balsamic vinegar
3 tbs walnut oil if you have it or 2 tbs olive oil and 1 tbs sesame oil
1 tbs peanut butter or 1 tbs leftover peanut sauce from Wednesday
1/2 tsp garlic powder

Put all ingredients in a small bowl and whisk well to combine.
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Cooking Schedule: 25 minutes
Assemble all ingredients and utensils
Put water on high heat for pasta
Cut turkey
Slice tomatoes, onion
Snip basil
Make vinaigrette

Take green beans out of fridge and put into bowl
Add  a bit of vinaigrette, toss
Start to cook pasta
Pour a glass of wine and go admire the sunset
Pasta done? drain, rinse, drain, oil, add to bowl
Add vinaigrette, toss well, taste, adjust
Serve and eat 

 

 

 

 

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